New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
ONE HUNDRED AND SIX YEARS OLD.
From The Boston Globe.

Fr0u The B0sf0n Globe
Two burly farmers started out from Middleton tho
other day to the sights I'm tho Hub. After landing
at the Eastern depot the couple took carriage for tho
Boston Museum. where they made stay OF
hour. taking In the ourioslties.
The raidy- faced pair Of rurals soon became the
Now. that's q pretty sight, isn't IT." said Mr.
Seymour
Tho couple roamed up and down tho main hall
In gazing at the silent portraits and statues
and whispering to each other mutual notes Of admi-
Then the pair inquired for tho wax figures and on
being told that they were up three flights cOnsulta
ti0n held. Then OF the jolly farmers sat down
stool, while the other ran upstairs with the at
You see" said the former. as he steadied himself
the stool and leaned upon his stout cane, amt
spry used TO be eighty years ago. and the man
"what N remarked bystander. gin tho name Of
Heaven, how old your
Well I'm turned ono hundred and six years old
and II live till tho 18th Of January next shall BIO
one hundred and seven. That's 50. and my boy can
Say. mister how old is the boy~
oh, he's only seventy, but he's pretty fair boy
At this moment tho septuagenarian "boy" came
with hi ccnenarlan dad and laughingy replied to
the numerous questions OF tho crowd.
lived nineteen years at Middleton. l have been
thirtythree years altogether I'm Massachusetts,. on.
at Durham, Canada East. That's where my father
born and whore all tho family reared. There
fourteen of us, boys and girls but there only
seven of US living. Let see Charles is the oldest
boy ande he lives I'm Canada still he's seventy eight
but no works his farm Just usual. Then there's
Mitchell. Iohn-that's me-FranciS, William BOswOrth
and Joseph, who Is the youngest and Is fifty years OF
age. He's police officer at Uavorhili. Francis is
a blacksmith at Dubuque City, Ia"
Have you any family T. asked.
"Wcll, now | Amt ashamed To lay that I've had my
pile of boys and girls. Reckoning my children. grand
children and great grandchildren there eighty
of us: That's good showing think"
whats your fathers name y
"Charles King, and we sometimes call him King
Charles"
This ticklcd the old man and no smiled at the joke.
Charles King is st British subject. He fought in
tho Of 1872 the British side. being captured by
a press gang and forced to tho front lie Is I'm good
about easily. but Is fatgucd. His eyeslght Is
good and no has never worn spectacleS In his Hfo.
His hearing is but his perceptions keen and
active. lie never learned to read, but has good
memory for events and likes to talk over old times
with HIS son. who has taken full charge OF the old man
accompanies him every where, except in his short
walks near home.
Lot him 20 out for a little exercise" said the
boy, "but OF course wo wouldn't let him come TO Bos
ton alone"
The centcnarian listened 10 his boys talk. and fire.
quenty pub ln his
! don't try to do any work now ! eat very lit
Ito and / don drink any coffee or tea-Only cold
water milk. | take little meat, but not much.
Yes, like n smoke and generally carry my pipe with
] used TO drink little vino when was a young
man, but | never take intoxicating liquors now be-
cause don't like them"
Now, father. must get along" said the boy,
and the old jumped nimbly from his seat ar'
started for the stairs leading from the hall OF the
museum to the street. Arm I'm arm with his boy no
down, stepped into the carriage and was driven
of on his tour through the city
King Charles hopes to visit Boston again on HIS
na birthday